Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1887-03-02
THE EXPIRING CONGRESS-.

A Washington dispatch of Sunday thus
outlines the work of the few remaining
days of the present Congress, which ex.
pires by limitation next Friday:
During the days and nights of the fraction
of a week remaining to the present session
of Congress the Senate will give instant at:
tention to conference reports and general
appropriation bills whenever any of them
shall make their appearance, and every
effort will be put forth to finish the necessa-
nv legislation before next Friday noon.
The members of the appropriation commit
tee, upon whom the hardest work devolves,
are divided in opinion respecting their abil-
ity and that of the Senate to creditably ac-
complish all that is expected, but the ma
jority hope that, barring accidents and will
full acts of obstruction, it may still be found
possible 10 avoid the necessity for called
session of the 50th Congress. To this end
the right of the Seuate and it's committees
to an opportunity for deliberation upon i'm
portant matters not yet brought before it
will be waived, and the Senate, as it has
done in previous instances of backward
ness, will content itself. under protest, with
such amendments to House legislation as
it can secure in hasty conferences, taking
much for granted and trusting much to luck.
lO VhOAOdSHy eiiS iiesfe
legislative, deficiency and fortifcatiOn ap-
preparation bills, in their several ordinary
stages through the Senate up to the point OF
final action, would require almost as many
weeks as there remain days of the present
session.
Miscellaneous subjects of legislation,
which will probably fill up the spare mo-
ments, are put down in the caucus pro-
gramme as follows: Labor arbitration bill,
land grant forfeiture bills, bill relating to
lottery advertisements passing through the
mails, bills to quiet land titles, Des Moines
land grant bill, bill authorizing suits against
the United States, bills for adjudication of
private land claims in certain States and
Territories, bill for monument to colored
soldiers, the Joseph Francis resolution, bill
to reimburse Virginia and other States their
expenses in the war of 1912, and the inter-
national copyright bill.
Senator Miller called up the House Pleu-
ro-Pneumonia bill (the pending question
being the motion to reconsider the vote by
which the Edmundssubstitute was adopted
Mr.. Ingalls, will seek an opportunity to call
up for action the bill repeating limitation
to the Arrears Of Pensions act; and Mr..
Van Wyck will ask the Senate to pass the
bill relating to the disposal of the abandon
ed military reservations under the home
stead law.
A contestis pending in secret session over
the nomination of Public Printer Benedict,
and the British extradition treaty remains
among the unfinished matters on the eXecu-
tive calendar, but it is not likely to be
further pressed for action this session.
In the House the programme is to push
appropriation bills to completion by giving
thell precedence over all other business,
and little general legislation is expected
during the remaining days of the session.
The legislative appropriation bill will again
occupy the attention of the House on Mon
day and will be followed by the deficiency
bill, which is to be put through under sus-
pension of the rules. During the four leg
islative days remaining it will be in order
to pass any measure by tWo-thirds vote,
under suspension of the rules. Looking to
this last chance, members who are charged
with the management of important meas
ures-such as the Pacific Railroad inquiry
resolution, the department of agriculture
bill, pleuro-p pneumonia bill and educational
bill-Will make every effort to secure recog-
nition by the Speaker, in order to get vote
on their bills. Some-a very few-of these
efforts may succeed, but in most cases all
chance for legislation will be cut off by the
presentation and discussion of conference
reports and other privileged matters. 1t is
understood that no attempt will be made tC
pass the fortifcation appropriation bill fol
this year, that for last year, which is now
in conference, being intended to cover the
remainder of the current term and the next
fiscal year.